Gibberish

Gibberish is a generic term in English for talking that sounds like speech, but has no actual meaning (such as "schglip nyop horgut lama vroop roop zichlip habzook ogkfeirfjeif vorchligger"). This meaning has also been extended to meaningless text or gobbledygook, such as "yrudnvncdkeggjsuwigdllvmbk glocktenspoildehmehktenshe, plobbottem". The common theme in gibberish statements is a lack of literal sense, which can also be described as a presence of nonsense.

A family of language games in English are sometimes referred to as "Gibberish".

Contents [hide] 1 Origin of the term
2 See also
3 External links
4 References
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[edit] Origin of the term Look up gibberish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The term is first seen in English in the early 16th century [1]. There are two common theories of origin for the term "gibberish". One says that the basis is in the old word "gibber" which is allied to "jabber". However, the use of "gibberish" is recorded before the use of "gibber", which weakens this theory. A second explanation says the word comes from the name of the eighth-century alchemist Jaber ibn Hayyan, who invented a strange terminology so that his works could not be understood by others, thus protecting himself against charges of heresy [citation needed].